Combined display-rack and advertising device.



No. 70I,8I8. Patented lune 3, |902. G. D. SNELL.

COMBINED DISPLAY RACK AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

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UNITED STATES PATENTy OFFICE.l

GEORGE D. SNELL, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MISTLETOE CREAMCOMPANY, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

COMBINED DISPLAY-RACK ANDADVERTISING DvlcE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters` Patent No. 701,818, dated June 3,1902. Appncaspn mea october 18.1901. serm No, 79,158. ci@ man.)

citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Denver,'in the county of Arapahoe and State 0f Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvementsin a Combined Display-Rackand Advertising Device; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear,v and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings', and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form aypart of thisspecification. v ff My invention relates to improvements in a combineddisplay-rack and advertising device, being more especially intended foruse in exhibiting and advertisingjjsmall articles or packages ofmerchandiseyand to this end the invention consists of the featureshereinafter described and claimed, all of which will be fully understoodby reference to the accompanying drawings,.in which is illustrated anembodiment thereof.

In'the drawings, Figure l is a front-view of my improved device in'use.Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line m 0c, Fig.v l. Fig. 3 is a detailview of the upper part of -the device detached from the base.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the upper part of the device, which is fanshaped, being formed from a single piece of sheet metal. The upper edgeof this part 5 is provided with lips or projections 5a for supportingpackages '7,

while its opposite inclined edges'are ben't in wardly, as shown at'5,forming grooves for the support of a card 6, which may contain anydesired advertising matter. This advertising matter is intended torelate to the packages 7, supported on the device, as shown in Fig.- l.These packages may be pasteboard of ordinary construction containingsuitable designs and printed matter. Oneof the lips 7 enters the packageatene end, where a Hap is tucked in. The upper edge of the part 5 ispreferably provided with a couple of short 5o lips or projections 51,adapted to be turned down, as shown in Fig. 1, to engage the up- :peredge of the card 6 and holdit securely in place. The lower extremity ofthe plate 5 is provided with an interiorly-threaded 'socket An importantadvantage for shipping purposes results from Athe fact that the parts 5and 8 are detachably connected. This is evident, since When'detached' orseparated the parts 8 may b`e nested together and the parts 5 packedclosely side by side.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-fl. As anilnprovedarticle of manufacture, an advertising device `comprising a coneshapedbase and a fan-shaped top suitably connectedztogether, the top havng itsopposite inclined edges bent to form a support for an advertising card,substantially as described.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a device of the classdescribed comprising a cone-shapedbase and a fan-shaped top detachablyconnected, the opposite inclined edges of the top being fashioned tosupport an advertising card, substantially as described. l

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a device of the classdescribed comprising a cone-shapedv base and a fan-shaped top suitablyconnected together,the opposite inclined edges of 'the top beingfashioned to support an advertising-card, and the upper edge of the topbeing provided with a lip or projection adapted to be turned down tohold the top of the card securely in place.

4. As'an improved article of manufacture, a device of the classdescribed comprising a cone-shaped base and a fan-shaped top suitablyconnected, the opposite inclined edges of the top being fashionedtolsupport an advertising-card, and the upperedge'of the top beingprovided withiaseriesoflips or projections adapted to hold'pa'ckages,substantially as described. l

5. As an improved article of manufacture, a combined display-rack andadvertising device comprising a base tapering from the top toward thebottom where it is largest and of IOO sufficient area to give the devicea suitable articles of merchandise, substantially as de- I support, anda. fan-shaped top, one of the said scribed.

parts havinga threaded socket, and the other In testimony whereof I axmy signature a counterpart projection adapted to enter the in presenceof two Witnesses.

socket whereby the two parts are connected,

the opposite inclined edges of the fan-shaped GEORGE D' SNELL' partbeing fashioned to support an advertis- Witnesses:

ing-card, and its upper edge having lips or DENA NELSON,

projections adapted to support packages or A. J. OBRIEN.

